any dangerous or head-high tackles would be punished harshly.Players were wwarned that red cards could be issued, but New Zealand managed to avoid such censure in their three-try win

SEATTLE -- The Boston Red Sox will be the cheerier and better-rested team when they open a series against the Seattle Mariners on Monday night at Safeco Field.The Red Sox capped a four-game split against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday afternoon, scoring five times in the ninth inning for a 5-3 win at Anaheim, Calif.The Mariners then played -- and blew -- the nationally televised Sunday night game at Wrigley Field.Seattle built a 6-0 lead through three innings thanks to a trio of two-homers, then watched the Chicago Cubs slice into the deficit and eventually tie the game 6-6 with three runs in the ninth. The Cubs won 7-6 in 12 innings when left-handed pitcher Jon Lester, appearing as a pinch hitter for the first time in his career, dropped down a game-ending squeeze bunt on a 2-2 pitch.As a result of the late developments, the Mariners bullpen might be short-handed Monday night. Five Seattle relievers pitched a combined 6 1/3 innings, with closer Steve Cishek blowing a save for the sixth time in 31 chances and Cody Martin (1-1) taking the loss.The appearance on Sunday Night Baseball was the Mariners first since 2004, and the game wound up being unforgettable for the wrong reasons, at least from a Seattle perspective.Its disappointing. I thought we had the game in hand, Mariners manager Scott Servais said.The arrival of the Red Sox in Seattle means the last visit of David Ortiz, and Mariners fans wont be too sad to say goodbye.Since 2013, Ortiz has hit .444 with four home runs and nine RBI in 10 games played at Safeco Field. The Mariners have tried everything to negate the offense of the future Hall of Famer, with seven free passes being the only effective way they have found to quiet his bat in that span.The 40-year-old designated hitter is not showing any signs of slowing down. Ortiz enters Mondays series opener with a .320 batting average as he continues to put up one of the best offensive seasons of his prodigious career.Ortiz and the Red Sox (57-46) have more pressing issues than saying goodbye, though. Even after the ninth-inning rally Sunday, Boston is 1 1/2 back in the American League East standings after seven of its past 10 games.The Red Sox were losing ground in the division race and were losing their grip on the wild-card standings before scoring five runs -- four on back-to-back, two-out homers from Dustin Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts -- in the ninth to beat the Angels.It was pretty awesome, Bogaerts told MLB.com. After all weve been through these past few days, it was definitely nice to have this one today.The Mariners have seen their once-promising postseason hopes go in the tank since the beginning of June, and the recent slide put Seattle into the position of being a seller at the trade deadline. 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LOUIS -- Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says hes recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St.Disciplinary chiefs have admitted Malakai Fekitoa should not have been on the field to score the winning try in New Zealands 21-9 victory over Ireland.All Blacks centre Fekitoa has been suspended for one week for his high tackle on Simon Zebo that only drew a yellow card in Saturdays feisty Dublin clash.Referee Jaco Peyper merely sin-binned Fekitoa in a controversial match that later drew 12 citing referrals, 11 pertaining to All Blacks players.Fekitoa scored two of New Zealands tries, but avoided a red card that disciplinary bosses have now conceded should have been issued.The disciplinary committee found that Fekitoas actions would have warranted a red card, albeit that he had acted recklessly rather than intentionally, read a statement from the autumn international disciplinary authorities.New Zealand flanker Sam Cane was also up before a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, for the high tackle that left Robbie Henshaw unconscious but was only punished by a penalty on Saturday night.Team manager Mick Kearney admitted on Monday that Ireland were disappointed with the officiating fall-out.Governing body World Rugby issued a stark warning before the November Tests that any dangerous or head-high tackles would be punished harshly.Players were wwarned that red cards could be issued, but New Zealand managed to avoid such censure in their three-try win in Dublin at the weekend.ddddddddddddTuesdays admission that Fekitoa should have been sent off must act as a source of embarrassment for the games law makers, and raises further questions about the standard of officiating in Dublin.Fekitoa will now miss New Zealands final autumn Test, the clash with France in Paris on Saturday.When considering sanction, the disciplinary committee concluded that the offending merited a low-end entry point based on World Rugbys scale of seriousness, which carries a two-week playing suspension, continued the statement on Fekitoa.The disciplinary committee further found that there were no aggravating factors and that there were a number of mitigating factors; including Mr Fekitoas immediate acknowledgement of wrongdoing, his previous clean disciplinary record and his good conduct at the hearing.And as such his playing suspension should be reduced to one week.Fekitoa is therefore suspended from playing rugby for a total of one week, up to and including Sunday 27 November 2016. 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